Job Description

Automation Test Lead - Financial Services - London - £78,000

A leading financial services firm is looking for an Automation Test Lead to join their growing QA function. This role will play a key part in the drive to increase the QA test automation uptake & coverage level as part of the Agile approach. You will be working in a first class working environment at the centre of the financial community on challenging projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Development, maintenance and execution of automated tests using the existing automation framework, Protractor, Selenium, or if appropriate identifying and implementing other suitable Test Tools.

Leading Test Analysts and Development Team in the usage and development of automated tests.

Liaising with Developers and Architects to identify methods to test stories before the code is written so any hooks can be designed in.

Creating or enhancing other tools that simplify repetitive tasks, again saving testing time e.g. Test Harnesses.

Setting standards and controls for automation software including; tooling, version control, documentation & segregation between work-in-progress & signed off automation.

Ensuring that third-parties contributing to testing new initiatives are building automation in a supportable way.